summer's end

 Towards the end of the summer there was a lot of this going on.

 And not so much of the outside play since it was so hot.

But this was a little picnic the kids put together outside with cheese tortilla roll ups, mini oranges, and lemonade.  If it involves pillows and blankets, the kids are all in.  Unfortunately Adam and I don't feel the same way if it means moving the pillows and blankets outside where Isaac has hose access....

After Lily requested her own room, then after months of fighting said she was alone and wanted company, then weeks of her sleeping on the couch for who-knows-why, then days of arguing because we got new couches and wouldn't let her sleep there, she finally started sleeping in her bed for the most part.

This girl loves to cuddle.  Most of the time Jackson says no, so I thought it was pretty cute this night he said yes.  Isaac's crib is stationed there since he had the habit of opening the door and screaming his head off when we put him to bed.  He has passed that stage for now, and I have high hopes to have him in his toddler bed come February when we'll move the baby from the bassinet!

The long and large amounts of TV, Wii, Netflix, and X-Box in our home resulted in a full time school schedule being quite welcome for this first grader's mom!  She requested puffy pancakes for breakfast, and was pretty excited to go.  

Adam wins Dad of the Year Award for being willing to drop her off every morning before work.  We switched her to Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden.  A bit longer drive, and it's quite hilarious how far on the other side of the spectrum this school is academically pressure wise compared to her school last year, but we are very optimistic and grateful she moved up the lottery ladder into her spot.